MMS director sees potential in Alaska outer continental shelf

Cooperation between state, Native communities and federal government important in development of Alaska’s energy, Burton says, as is bringing in more industry

Kristen Nelson

PNA Editor-in-Chief

Department of the Interior officials have made a lot of trips to Alaska in the last year, Minerals Management Service Director Johnnie Burton among them. There is a reason for this, Burton told PNA in a Sept. 11 interview: a good energy policy is high on the president’s list and lands managed by th....

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